Liberals hoped he’d ordain women or allow gay marriage. Conservatives thought he’d tear up Church doctrine. But his papacy ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

St. John died in a building behind the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral on Capitol Hill. The room where he died is a ...

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...

We're talking about a country that has political, economic, military power in the world, and so I think it's, it's a stretch ...

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Arriving in Rome after Pope Francis's death, Catholic cardinals have admitted some apprehension at the responsibility of ...

ROME (AP) — President Donald Trump will be among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending Saturday’s ...

After Pope Francis' funeral, the Catholic Church shifts focus to the conclave, where cardinals will elect the next pope. This ...

Pope Francis's death will be followed by a nine-day mourning period called Novemdiales, a tradition that dates back to Roman ...

Pope Francis's funeral begins in Vatican City at 4 a.m. ET on Saturday and will end with his burial in Rome. Here's what to ...

The death of the Roman Catholic church's Holy Father came just one day after 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, including nearly half a million in central Florida, celebrated Easter.